Zabalius

Zabalius^[1] is a genus of bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Pseudophyllinae. Its distribution is essentially Afrotropical.^[2] They are generally heavily built, tree-dwelling herbivorous katydids, capable of flight.^{[citation needed]}

Zabalius aridus. Note external ear slits on anterior tibia

Zabalius
Zabalius aridus female, ventral aspect
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Orthoptera
Suborder:	Ensifera
Family:	Tettigoniidae
Subfamily:	Pseudophyllinae
Tribe:	Pseudophyllini
Genus:	Zabalius (Bolívar, 1886)
Synonyms
Mataeus Karsch, 1890 Phyllotribonia Pictet & Saussure, 1892

Species

The Orthoptera Species File includes:^[2]

• Zabalius albifasciatus (Karsch, 1896)
• Zabalius apicalis (Bolívar, 1886)
• Zabalius aridus (Walker, 1869)
• Zabalius centralis Beier, 1957
• Zabalius congicus Beier, 1954
• Zabalius girardi Beier, 1973
• Zabalius lineolatus (Stål, 1873) - type species (as Mustius guineensis Bolívar)
• Zabalius ophthalmicus (Walker, 1869)
• Zabalius robustus Beier, 1954
• Zabalius verruculosus (Pictet & Saussure, 1892)

References

1. Bolívar I (1886) In: Ossorio Fernando Póo y el Golfo de Guinea. Apuntes de un viaje. An. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat. 15: 346.
2. Cigliano, M. M.; Braun, H.; Eades, D. C.; Otte, D. "genus Zabalius Bolívar, 1886". orthoptera.speciesfile.org. Orthoptera Species File. Retrieved 1 January 2019.